F2, one of the glass groups explaining their design.
At the end of Tuesday the whole year had a design competition between groups using the same materials. Concrete vs Concrete, Metal vs Metal etc. We were Polymers (F3) vs Polymers (C3). Our design was based around this organic form we had made with the fibre earlier in the day.
fibres soaked in resin then folded
The idea behind the design was that we were going to serve coffee to induce conversation. Basically people would come to our “place for conversation” and in exchange for the coffee we’d serve, they leave a note, telling us something about Barnsley. An anecdote, a feeling, a thought… whatever. An this would in turn hopefully bring about conversation with the people drinking coffee.
Within the folded parts of the design we would also cast circle slots where people would leave their coffee cups or notes with their thoughts about Barnsley. It’s basically not a wine rack, but a coffee rack, which would have a flat top so we could serve the coffee. This design won in the competition, but would be subject to many changes once the two groups get together and work on ideas.
Now the two groups (us and C3) would combine to form one large group, progress the design further and construct it in Barnsely.
